Wales Goes Pop! is run by Liz, who has lots of helpers and a very lovely venue The Gate. Established in 2013.
2026 back at The Gate! plus a quiz + extra show at Paradise Garden. Heavenly, Prolapse, Emma Pollock, Even As We Speak, Swansea Sound, British Birds, Rachel Love, Stuart Moxham, The Cords, Tulpa, Lande Hekt, Would-Be-Goods, The Boojums, Lilith Ai, The School, Red Sleeping Beauty, Ynys, Radhika, Sassyhiya, John Mouse, The Lovely Basement, The Slugs, The Yellow Melodies, Bramwell, Pink Opaque, The NaNaz & Sarah Records talk with Jane Duffus & Matt Haynes.
2025 skipped a year as my venue The Moon sadly closed : (
2024 Mini-WGP at The Moon (RIP) – smaller event due to cost of living crisis & illness, thanks everyone who came!
The Research, The Popguns, Dana Gavanski, Bull, Cherym, Mammoth Penguins, The Loves, Mr Ben & The Bens, Dignan Porch, The Mudd Club, Bugeye, DogViolet, ¡Ay Carmela!, Autocamper, Y Dail, Half Happy, Dream Phone, Spencer Segelov & Great Paintings, Private Party, Freyja Elsy, Parcs, Dusty Cut, Local Rainbow, Incorrigible Girl, Roma Lane
2023 skipped a year due to cost of living crisis & illness. We managed a summer halfdayer with Jeanines, The School, Current Affairs, Mt. Misery, Adults, Pagan Wanderer Lu.
2022: Field Music, The Darling Buds, Dream Nails, Penelope Isles, Panic Shack, Proper, The Natvral, The Flatmates, Holiday Ghosts, Shadow Show, The Catenary Wires, Lazy Day, Soot Sprite, Adwaith, Chroma, Nervous Twitch, Chemtrails, The School, Adults, Slagheap, Murder Club, Femmebug, 100% Rabbit, Panic Pocket, Aderyn, Adam Walton, L.A. Peach, Lunar Bird, Jody & The Jerms, The Hepburns, Buggs
2021: WGP Online due to covid pandemic, thanks to everyone who joined us from all over the world!
Swansea Sound, The Catenary Wires, Hazy Sour Cherry, Cheerbleederz, The Crystal Furs, Capitan Sunrise, Breakup Haircut, Drinking Boys & Girls Choir, Cristina Quesada, Nos Miran, David Leach, 100% Rabbit, Puff Punch, Rat Fancy, L.A. Peach, Tugboat Captain, Simon Love, Lunar Bird, Chavales, She’s Got Spies, Aderyn, Oddly, Fightmilk, Nervous Twitch, Mojo Jnr
2020 skipped a year due to covid pandemic
2019: Tracyanne & Danny, The Nightingales, She Drew The Gun, Say Sue Me, Vic Godard, International Teachers of Pop, Charmpit, Bryde, The Wendy Darlings, Milky Wimpshake, Mr Ben & The Bens, Virginia Wing, Tigercats, The Cornshed Sisters, The School, Mikey Collins, Kidsmoke, Simon Love, Accu, My Name Is Ian, Pagan Wanderer Lu, The Metatrons, Schande, All Shore!, Hana2k, Live Do Nothing, Big Thing, Rosehip Teahouse, Asha Jane, Kermes, Tugboat Captain, Oh Peas!, She’s Got Spies
2018: Shonen Knife, Dream Wife, Jeffrey Lewis, Brix & The Extricated, Sweet Baboo, Kero Kero Bonito, Goat Girl, Drahla, Peaness, Axolotes Mexicanos, Desperate Journalist, Personal Best, Charmpit, PURS, She Makes War, The School, Adwaith, El Goodo, Colour Me Wednesday, Perfect Body, Buzzard, Private World, The Echo & The Always, The Yearning, Rafa Yellow Melodies, Bad Parents, Jemma Roper, Thee Manatees, Think Pretty
2017: Honeyblood, BC Camplight, Girl Ray, Joanna Gruesome, TOY, Fear Of Men, The Orielles, The Boy Least Likely To, Spinning Coin, The Just Joans, Martha Ffion, Sacred Paws, Hooton Tennis Club, Gulp, False Advertising, HMS Morris, Lorna, Linda Guilala, The School, Tender Prey, Neurotic Fiction, SLUG, Chris T-T, Deerful, Rogue Jones, Winter Coat, Artefact, VAN-illa
2016 WGP Alldayer @ Swn Festival: Girl Ray, Let’s Eat Grandma, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, Giorgio Tuma, Wolf Girl, Ani Glass
2016: Los Campesinos!, BMX Bandits, Darren Hayman & Secondary Modern, Girls Names, This Is The Kit, Gwenno, Ultimate Painting, The Spook School, The Loves, Shopping, Younghusband, Pete Astor, The School, Mammoth Penguins, Papa Topo, Chorusgirl, Grubs, Witching Waves, Cosines, Peaness, Baby Brave, Ay Carmela, Laura K, IKO Cherie, Gindrinker, My Name Is Ian, Instructions, They Is They Is They Is, Ani Glass
2015 WGP Alldayer @ Swn Festival: Du Blonde, The Prettiots, The Orielles, Tender Prey, Simon Love, Ultimate Painting, Lazy Day
2015: Emmy The Great, The Lovely Eggs, The Pooh Sticks, Ballboy, PINS, Jessica Pratt, Echo Lake, Feature, Trust Fund, The School, The Drink, Oscar, Freschard, Tyrannosaurus Dead, Cave Ghots, Mowbird, Tuff Love, Tigercats, Trwbador, Thomas Truax, Little My, Alpaca Sports, The Catenary Wires, Jen Schande, Oh Peas!, Emma Kupa, Two White Cranes, Barefoot Dance Of The Sea, Tramgirl Karaoke Club feat Edine & Maskopet
2014: Helen Love, The Wedding Present, Withered Hand, Laetitia Sadier, Sweet Baboo solo, September Girls, Woodpigeon, Proper Ornaments, The School, Cowtown, Nightflowers, Randolph’s Leap, Steven James Adams, Rozi Plain, Flowers, Haiku Salut, Los Bonsais, TeenCanteen, Simon Love, Young Romance, Kutosis, Cristina Quesada, Hail! The Planes, Radstewart, Seazoo, Tender Prey, Owl & Mouse, Francesca’s Word Salad
2013: The Primitives, Allo Darlin, Josie Long, Let’s Wrestle, The Wave Pictures, The School, Evans The Death, The Tuts, Joanna Gruesome, The Holiday Crowd, Onions, Kid Canaveral, Liz Green, Laura J Martin, Big Wave, Golden Fable, Band A Part, The Yearning, The Middle Ones, Andrew Paul Regan, Threatmantics, Laurence Made Me Cry, The Bobby McGees, Spencer McGarry, Ides, Totem Terrors, Ellie Makes Music
WALES GOES POP! 